Hat.



H. GREENBERG.

HAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, I915.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

l/VVE/VTOR Henry Greenber B A TTORNEYS COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0,.WASHINGTON, n. c.

HENRY onnnivnnncg' on NEW YORK, n. Y., ASSIGNOR 'ro GREENBERG & LAVE, onNEW York, N. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW YonK.

HAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915..

Application filed February 4, 1915. Serial No. 6,036.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY Gnnnnnnnc, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Hat, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved hat moreespecially designed for the use of women and arranged to closelyresemble in flexibility, firmness and durability the soft, flexible andvery expensive hats formed of Milan straw braid.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a spirallywound textile braid having, at least, three convolutions overlapping onethe other and a corresponding number of rows of stitches connecting theconvolutions at their overlapping portions.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is an enlarged plan view of the textile braid used for makingthe hat; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective View of a portion of thecrown and brim of the hat; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 4is an enlarged sectional side elevation of a portion of the hat.

In the manufacture of the so-called Ajour hats from Ajour braid, thelatter is spirally arranged with adjacent convolutions overlapping andsewed together. The Ajour braid is made of cotton threads woven toprovide an open mesh body and side selvages, and hence when theconvolutions are overlapped but once and sewed together the open meshbraid body remains visible and the hat lacks the desired firmness andflexibility. In the hat presently described in detail these seriousdefects are overcome and a hat is produced which closely resembles inflexibility, firmness and durability the well known Milan hats made fromnarrow straw braids.

The hat shown in Figs. 2 and 3 consists of a crown A and rim B providedat its inner end with an upwardly extending flange B sewed or otherwisefastened to the lower end of the crown A so as to connect the crown andrim together. The crown A and the rim Bare each made of a braid C formedof threads woven together to provide an open mesh body G and sideselvages C The braid C is formed into a spiral with, at least, threeconvolutions or layers overlapping each other, as plainly indicated inFigs. 2, 3 and i, and the convolutions are fastened together by rows ofstitches D passing through the open mesh body G adjacent to thecorresponding selvages C Thus each convolution receives three rows ofstitches, one at the middle and two adjacent the side selvages, asplainly indicated in Fig. 4. By this arrangement the neat, rounded-offside selvages only are visible from the outside together with the rowsof stitches D as the open mesh fabric C of each convolution is overlaidby the side selvages C of the adjacent convolutions together with thestitches D. By this arrangement a neat finish is given to the hat and atthe same time the desired flexibility, firmness and durability isproduced to prevent the hat from losing its shape after the same is onceproduced through the usual shaping processes, that is, after theconvolutions are sewed together as above described.

In order to hide the open mesh fabric of the last and outer convolutionand to reinforce the edge of the hat, use is made of closely wovenbinding braid E overlying the last convolution and being secured theretoby the last row of stitches D, as plainly indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

It will be noticed that in order to form a hat by overlapping the braidC in the manner described and sewing the convolutions together greatcare and skill is required on the part of the operator.

It is expressly understood that by sewing the convolutions togetheralong the soft open mesh body portions C of the braid C, the desiredflexibility is obtained, while the stiffer, nicely rounded-off selvagesC provide firmness and insure long life to the hat and at the same timefurnish the desired neat-looking, rounded-off edge on the surface of thehat.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A hat, comprising a spirally wound textile braid having an open meshflexible body and side selvages, the braid being and rows of stitchesconnecting the convolu-- tions with each other solely at the braid bodyintermediate the selvages to assist the selvages to close the open meshbody and to render the hat soft and flexible. I

2A hat, comprising a spirally wound textile braid having an open meshbody and side selvages, the braid being spirally laid with at leastthree convolutions overlapping one the other and with the selvagesoverlying the open mesh body, rows of stitches connecting theconvolutions with each other solely at the braid body to assist theselvages to close the open mesh body and to render the hat soft andflexible, and a closely woven binding braid overlying the lastconvolution and being stitched thereto.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for 3. A hat, comprising aspirally wound textile braid having an open mesh, flexible body and side'selvages, the braid being spirallylaid with three convolutionsoverlapping one the other with the selvages overlying the open meshbody, and rows of stitches connecting the convolntions with 7 eachother, each stitch passing through the open mesh body of threeconvolutions and adjacent the selvages of the upper and lowerconvolutions and at the middle of the intermediate one of the said threeconvolufive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,Washington, D. C. v

